Concordia’s 2015 Centraide Campaign is underway! CUPFA’s Executive Secretary Scott Chlopan is championing the cause once again, in this 41st year of the event. He tells you about how you can give to this great cause and have a chance to win some great prizes. Also, you can support by attending the famous ‘pasta lunches’, ‘samosa sale’ and talent concert. All details are in the letter below.
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2015 CENTRAIDE CAMPAIGN
CUPFA – BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE
Building a Better Future was produced by CUPFA for our 25th Anniversary in order to increase the university community’s awareness of the significant contributions, talents, and dynamic energy that part-time faculty bring to the university. It features Mahmood Moghaddam (English), Kathleen MacDonald (Classics), Peter Elenakis (Marketing), Manon De Pauw (Studio Arts) and François Bastien (Management and First Nations Program).
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CUPFA’S STATEMENT REGARDING POTENTIAL STUDENT PROTEST OR STRIKE ACTIVITIES
This fall, the CSU, CUPFA and CULEU have jointly sponsored a speaker series on the topic of “Austerity”. Our goal in this endeavour is to responsibly do what educators are tasked to do: to foster dialogue and debate on policy alternatives; to engage the Concordia community in discussion. We are proud to support the students of Concordia in this initiative.
Across the University, in both individual Departments and at Faculty Association levels, the students of Concordia are debating how they will respond to the austerity policies of the Quebec government. That is their right and CUPFA supports this right wholeheartedly.
We have faith that our students will discuss, debate, and determine their options in open and democratic forums. We have faith that students will respect the divergent views of their fellow students. We have faith that, should individual units vote to respond in specific ways to the austerity policies, they will respect those votes. We have faith that our students will respect the rights of others students who may differ in their views. We believe students will respect the rights of faculty, many of whom share the same concerns. Above all we believe students will engage in protest without the use of violence or damage to University property.
To Part-time Faculty Members:
In the event that students vote to undertake specific actions, such as a student strike, it is our duty as CUPFA to underscore the following:
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